Virgin and Child, ca. 1520, Oil on wood, Overall 10 x 8 1/4 in. (25.4 x 21 cm), with added strip of 3/8 in. (1 cm) at top; painted surface 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (24.4 x 21 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Simon Bening (Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges), Bening, a celebrated miniaturist, has taken the Virgin and Child from David's Rest on the Flight into Egypt and placed them in a different context. Joseph is absent, and there is no overt reference to the journey of the Holy Family
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Virgin, Child, ca, 1520, Oil, wood, Overall 10 x 8 1/4, 25.4 21 cm, added strip, 3/8, 1, top, painted surface 9 5/8, 24.4, Paintings, Attributed to Simon Bening, Netherlandish, Ghent, 1483/84–1561, Bruges, Bening, celebrated miniaturist, David, Rest, Flight, Egypt, placed, different context, Joseph, absent, no overt reference, journey, Holy Family
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